Overview

• India secured its first performance-based AFC Women’s Asian Cup berth with commanding qualifier wins over Mongolia, Timor-Leste, Iraq and Thailand
• The national team jumped seven places to 63rd in the FIFA rankings following its successful Asian Cup qualifying campaign
• Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced a dedicated Northeast Games under the Khelo India programme to bolster regional sporting infrastructure
• Manisha Kalyan addressed the ASMITA under-13 girls’ league in Guwahati, calling it a rare pathway for young players and sharing her World Cup and Olympic aspirations
• Emerging Assam talents Rekha Kataki and Dosomi Rowtia featured at the Guwahati event, with Dosomi earning a national camp call-up and Rekha captaining NorthEast United FC in IWL Division 2